Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03 - 10-3-03

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by bilmore
Running euphoria is a lot like a heroin euphoria - the more you do, the more it takes. The chronic runners just keep going longer and longer, looking to regain that same rush that they used to get with a small dose. Eventually, there is no more rush, just dependancy, but stopping is impossible.

Until you blow out a knee.

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
It's not creative at all. But I think that's the point.

A more creative option would be racewalking. Racewalkers get to be a bit more dramatic, whipping those hips in a circular motion.

I thought racewalking was joke until I saw it in the Olympics. I think it must be about the most difficult sport in the world. A game of speed where you are forbidden to run? A true test of will.

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by bilmore
Eventually, there is no more rush, just dependancy, but stopping is impossible.

Please don't say this.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
I get the semi euphoria after about four miles but at about five miles, my knees start to hurt, so I guess I smoke anoubt a nickel bag. The first three miles are torturous unpleasantness and just trying to find that rhythm Half the time I want to bail until mile 2. Why does my euphoria kick in so much earlier than yours? Is it all the drugs I did?

4 miles
x
5 personalities
20 miles and Euphoria

TM

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by paigowprincess

And speaking of passion, I dreamt that I took up knitting rather passionately- but making rugs, not sweaters. Is that knitting? GWNC, what does this mean? I am getting old? I should go into the rug making business?

Rugs are usually woven, not knitted. Weaving is fun - it can be comforting in a zen-like way, like knitting. I would recommend.

But usually crafty dreams mean you need to create something - you are just feeling a deep-seated creative urge for whatever reason. Some say that a dream of knitting or sewing or making stuff means you want to have a baby because that's like the ultimate creation. But you don't have to read that much into it.

[leagleaze]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
4 miles
x
5 personalities
20 miles and Euphoria

TM

Damn that was pretty good.

I find that doing any exercise I enjoy doing, whether it is yoga, pilates, or using an elliptical machine, causes me to get a bit of a high going. And once I get into a routine of exercising every day, I feel very anxious if I don't exercise.

I don't exercise for more than 30-60 minutes though, and I definitely get some kind of high going. My guess, it just varies by person.

On the other hand the outdoor stuff such as kayaking and rock climbing gives me a completely different kind of high, especially when I start to flip or fall, but that is another post.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Until you blow out a knee.

I know you're kidding, but you're not going to blow out your knee running. Soccer, tennis, hoops, football maybe, b/c they require lateral movement. I think it's a common misconception that running is bad for the knees. Even M.D.s say this, and I think they're wrong (but I'm no doctor). I had major knee surgery at 17 and my knees couldn't be stronger. If you make sure you have decent form and try to avoid cement, your knees should be fine...

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
If you make sure you have decent form and try to avoid cement, your knees should be fine...

Where are you running where you can easily avoid cement?

I find it comical when severely obese people explain that they don't work out because it is bad for their joints. Had this happen recently and earned a "Personal Goals Certificate" from myself because I simply smiled and nodded.

[andViolins]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
If you make sure you have decent form and try to avoid cement, your knees should be fine...

Hence the reason why so many people have problems with their knees when running.

aV

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
If you make sure you have decent form and try to avoid cement, your knees should be fine...

Do you run on roads paved with gold?

Also, blowing out a knee, as in tearing an ACL or MCL from twisting isn't the only injury. The pounding of bone against cartilege could also inflict damage. Not that other sports don't give rise to such injuries too.

Originally posted by bilmore
Running euphoria is a lot like a heroin euphoria - the more you do, the more it takes. The chronic runners just keep going longer and longer, looking to regain that same rush that they used to get with a small dose. Eventually, there is no more rush, just dependancy, but stopping is impossible.

Is this true or is this some of your Benny Hill burlesque humor?

[W.W.L.D.]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I know you're kidding, but you're not going to blow out your knee running. Soccer, tennis, hoops, football maybe, b/c they require lateral movement. I think it's a common misconception that running is bad for the knees. Even M.D.s say this, and I think they're wrong (but I'm no doctor). I had major knee surgery at 17 and my knees couldn't be stronger. If you make sure you have decent form and try to avoid cement, your knees should be fine...

But, a person can develop some impossibly painful stress fractures.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by andViolins
Hence the reason why so many people have problems with their knees when running.

aV

Yeah, that's why I qualified it.

The lakefront path in Chicago is 26 (??) miles long. All along the lake. It's beautiful and I take it for granted. It's (mostly) asphalt, which is MUCH softer than cement. Plus, they're are many segments where you can run on the grass or where the path is gravel.

[Shape Shifter]

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[bilmore]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Is this true or is this some of your Benny Hill burlesque humor?

Could you fix your slogan or motto or whatever that "Spree is dead people!" thing is? Every time I see it, I think of Charleton Heston running around yelling "soylent green is people!!"